ESPN.com reported Mirando's resignation was related to the recruitment of at least one player on the current roster. The report later says that MSU freshman defensive back Will Redmond was the subject of an NCAA interview with Redmond's high school coach, without explicitly connecting the two issues.

Mullen said that Redmond is still practicing with the team. Mullen also was openly critical of ESPN reporter Joe Schad, who wrote the story.

I just watched roll tide/war eagle during "brainless time" at work yesterday and I already forgot how that broke, but I do know that Cam's dad admitted to shopping Cam to MSU, so I don't think it was MSU that blew any whistles...

According to a Memphis Commercial Appeal report, NCAA investigators have questioned a former 7-on-7 team head coach of Redmond named Byron De'Vinner. De'Vinner was also the same 7-on-7 coach of current Auburn University running back Jovon Robinson. Robinson, who like Redmond is from Memphis, is having his eligibility investigated currently by the NCAA as well.

I'd be annoyed in the same way that I am when I hear of a star pro player being let off the hook while a backup gets crucified all to "make an example". If the NCAA wanted to make an example they should have found a way to do so in the Cam Newton situation. Nothing will change until they come down hard on a program that gets national attention and is right on the edge of what is considered within the universities control. As long as programs are allowed to plead ignorance to what decisions their boosters, players, players parents etc are doing behind closed doors than these things will always take place.

It's a rough week for MIssissippi State fans. You find out you're being investigated for cheating, and your team hires Tim Brewster. Double-Whammy. Since the SEC has a stack of "get-out-of-jail-free" cards, the Brewster hiring is probably worse.

There's a blog entry in the Clarion Ledger site which provides a little more information as well - (link)

Supposedly, Redmond's mother was actually alerted to the investigation by the Ledger, if this is accurate, and Bryon De'Vinner (the coach mentioned a few posts above) claims that Memphis East High staff are simply pointing at him for the simple reason that they don't like him, and of course, he supposedly has plans to clear his name in the near future, so we'll see where that takes this investigation, I guess. It also mentions that De'Vinner and Redmond's families are close as well. Still, there is this tidbit, if we're talking about "impermissible benefits":

"Receipt of a benefit by student-athletes or their relatives or friends is not a violation of NCAA legislation if it is demonstrated that the same benefit is generally available to the institution’s students or their relatives or friends or to a particular segment of the student body (e.g., international students, minority students) determined on a basis unrelated to athletics ability"

If it turns out that the car purchase took place, Mississippi State (or a representative thereof) needs only to purchase cars for about 20,000 undergraduates.